[Elecraft] Take the plung!

[Jerry Muller]

Doug,

I couldn't have said it better myself. QRP is good, signing "/QRP" waists 
information bandwidth.

Also when it ends up either in or not in my log and the Qs are uploaded to 
eQSL, the callsigns don't match and I have to manually generate a QSL (which 
I do gladly). It does have to be manual after all.

Right now I have about 130K QSOs on eQSL. I don't chase their awards but 
every QSO I have is uploaded for those who do.

BTW, both you and Brendan are in my log this weekend. Thanks for the 10 
pointers. Hope I wasn't too difficult to copy. My station: K3, homebrew 
autotune 8877 amp(s), off-center fed dipole at 30 meters, 200 meter long 
beverages in six directions.

73 and have a pint for me, I'll have one for you!

Jerry - K0TV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Turnbull" <turnbull at net1.ie>
To: "'Brendan Minish'" <ei6iz.brendan at gmail.com>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Take the plung!


> Brendan,
>    I agree with you entirely regarding the appendage /QRP.   It is a pain
> in the ass and I do not like needing to add it to my log.   If I go QRP 
> and
> I am thinking of it the difference is that I have good antennas.   Some 
> less
> fortunate hams are very limited in their antennas and operate higher power
> levels to compensate.   Maybe there should be another class called "QRP 
> and
> a hank of wire ten feet of the deck".
>
>     QRP is good but signing /QRP is not.   QRP is a great area for Home
> Brewing and wonderful for portable work.   I am not anti-QRP but hate the
> appendage!   For that matter if I am going to be a real old man, I do not
> care for special call signs that are artificially constructed.
>
>             73 Doug EI10000MORSE / EI2CN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brendan Minish
> Sent: 31 January 2011 18:59
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Take the plung!
>
> I worked 2 stations signing /QPR during the contest
>
> In both cases it took multiple repeats to get the full call and the
> Contact would have been quicker for all concerned had they not sent /QRP
> each time and just sent their call a few more times
>
> In both cases I was happy to work them, after the first thousand fresh
> QSO's are fairly slim pickings in the CQWW160m contest
>
> Sometimes when I am feeling 'ratty' and someone insists of signing /QRP
> on each over I respond by signing ei6iz/QRO
>
> Over the years I have had many enjoyable QSO's with QRP stations, I hear
> well here as I am in a rural location with fairly decent antennas and I
> enjoy working other stations regardless of power level
>
> I am happy to work QRP stations but signing /QRP is pointless and will
> not make me more likely to expend effort digging you out of a pileup
>
>
> On 31/01/2011 18:37, Nick-WA5BDU wrote:
>> I made about 380 Qs in the 160 meter test and worked some at the
>> superstition level, a couple I used the APF on, several who were no
>> doubt QRPers.
>>
>> I never heard anyone sign /QRP.  So this may be one of those things to
>> be indignant about that has little basis in reality.
>>
>> If someone had signed /QRP, I wouldn't have felt greatly harmed.  I
>> worked other stations who took longer than typical to work due to being
>> unfamiliar with contest procedures, etc.  I was still happy to get 'em
>> into the log.
>>
>> 73/72-
>>
>> Nick, WA5BDU
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> -- 
> 73
> Brendan EI6IZ
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